Condemnation of Patriarchal Preeminence in Sula

Abstract

Published in 1973, the black writer Toni Morrison’s novel Sula narrates a journey of the main protagonist Sula, who after learning that male chauvinist forces have perennially stunted her spontaneous growth, decides to protest and rebel against those very forces. This article analyzes the novel from feminist lens to explore how far the main protagonist Sula denies hierarchical order of male superiority. The paper provides critical remarks about Sula, then employs feminism as a theoretical tool, and applies the same theory to analyze the text to present Sula’s resistance.

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“…Sula proves the limitation of Bell Hooks by stating how tough it can be for Black females to win absolute autonomy over their identities, to construct female bonds beyond great conceptual differences and to cast off the burden of moral abduction. Toni Morrison portrayed Sula as a Black girl who unrelentingly wrests her true 'self' from the socially instructed 'other' [9]. Even given their political identity, Black females still have a long way to go to foster unity and, consequently, to bring about meaningful change in their lived reality before their community can establish a shared identity and strike a balance between societal pressures and innate desires.…”

Condemnation of Patriarchal Preeminence in Sula

“…Feminists critique the typical gender-based views of the society. Pokharel, B. P. (2020). Condemnation of Patriarchal Preeminence in Sula.…”

“…If we were good friends, how come you could not get over it"(145). Pokharel, B. P. (2020). Condemnation of Patriarchal Preeminence in Sula.…”